Category: News Feeds

A
week
ago,
North
Carolina
Lt
Gov
Mark
Robinson

sued
CNN
and
a
former
porn
store
clerk
for
$50
million.
At
a

press
conference
with
his
MAGA
lawyer
Jesse
Binnall,
the
Republican
gubernatorial
candidate
vowed
to
clear
his
name
in
the
face
of
a
“high
tech
lynching.”

Perhaps
the
lawsuit
was
a
response
to

pressure
on
Robinson
from
fellow
Republicans
to
refute
the
allegations
of
a
sordid
online
history
or
step
aside.
But
the
complaint
seems
only
to
have
amplified
the
stories,
drawing
attention
to
a
music
video
posted
by
Louis
Love
Money,
a
former
porn
store
clerk
who
alleges
that
Robinson
was
a
regular
back
in
the
early
2000s.

It’s
a
banger.

The

complaint
itself
was
less
of
a
banger,
though.
It
was
extremely
hand-wavy
on
North
Carolina
law,
which

requires

“clear,
strong
and
convincing
evidence
that,
at
the
time
of
the
publication,
the
defendant
either
knew
the
statement
was
false
or
acted
with
reckless
disregard
of
whether
the
statement
was
false”
when
the
plaintiff
is
a
public
figure.

Instead
it
mumbled
about
“antipathy”
and
called
the
allegations
“unverifiable”
—
which
would
appear
to
concede
that
the
allegations
were

not
verifiably
false:

Defendant
CNN
acted
with
actual
malice
and
reckless
disregard
for
the
truth,
as
demonstrated
by
Defendant’s
antipathy,
ill-will,
and
desire
to
inflict
harm
on
Lt.
Gov.
Robinson,
CNN’s
actual
knowledge
of
the
dubious
nature
and
timing
of
the
allegations,
its
use
of
unverifiable
data
to
corroborate
its
reporting,
its
reckless
failure
to
investigate,
and
its
knowledge
of
exculpatory
information
and
alternative
explanations
that
it
deliberately
omitted
from
the
CNN
Article.

But
even
more
hilariously,
the
complaint
whiffed
on
North
Carolina’s
pleading

Rule

8(A)(2),
which
says:

In
all
negligence
actions,
and
in
all
claims
for
punitive
damages
in
any
civil
action,
wherein
the
matter
in
controversy
exceeds
the
sum
or
value
of
ten
thousand
dollars
($10,000),
the
pleading
shall
not
state
the
demand
for
monetary
relief,
but
shall
state
that
the
relief
demanded
is
for
damages
incurred
or
to
be
incurred
in
excess
of
ten
thousand
dollars
($10,000).

Money
immediately

moved
to
dismiss
and
for
sanctions,
noting
that
the
rule
was
enacted
to
“prevent
excess
demands
from
leaking
publicly
in
the
media
and
tainting
the
judicial
process.”
Or,
as
here,
being
trumpeted
on
national
television
as
a
sort
of
exclamation
point
under
Robinson’s
vociferous
denials.

But
Binnall,
former
president
Trump’s
lawyer,
was
not
deterred.
Yesterday
he
filed
a

mildly
amended
complaint,
with
the
ad
damnum
clause
tweaked
to
read
“an
amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
in
excess
of
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
($25,000.00)”
rather
than
the
original
“amount
to
be
proven
at
trial,
but
no
less
than
fifty
million
dollars
($50,000,000.00).”

The
amended
complaint
still
confuses
“actual
malice”
with
“antipathy,”
but
…
baby
steps.

---

Liz
Dye lives
in
Baltimore
where
she
produces
the
Law
and
Chaos substack and podcast.

One
of
the
most
memorable
gotcha
moments
of
Georgia’s
longest
running
trial
was
when
Brian
Steel
(accurately)
accused
then
presiding
Judge
Ural
Glanville
of
having
an
ex-parte
conversation
with
a
witness
and
the
prosecution
in
his
chambers.
After
Steel
refused
to
disclose
the
source
of
his
information,

Judge
Glanville
held
him
in
contempt
for
refusing
to
snitch
on
his
snitch
and
threatened
Steel
with
jail
time.
Not
missing
a
beat,
Steel
asked
that
he
share
a
cell
with
his
client
so
that
he
could
continue
with
the
representation.
It
was
a
badass
response
to
Glanville’s
attempt
to
coerce
him,
and
it
is
aging
better
with
time
—
Steel
gets
to
keep
all
of
his
cool
points
and
won’t
have
to
go
to
jail!

Atlanta
News
First
has
coverage:

On
Tuesday,
the
Supreme
Court
of
Georgia
reversed
Steel’s
contempt
order,
agreeing
with
him
that
“the
evidence
did
not
support
a
contempt
finding
because
he
did
not
interfere
with
the
court’s
administration
of
justice,
his
information
was
protected
by
attorney-client
privilege,
and
due
process
required
the
judge
to
recuse
from
the
contempt
proceeding.

“Because
the
court
delayed
punishment,
the
alleged
disobedience
was
directed
toward
the
court,
and
the
court
was
involved
in
the
controversy
that
formed
the
basis
of
the
contempt,
due
process
required
the
judge
to
recuse
from
the
contempt
proceeding,”
Tuesday’s
ruling
said.
“We
therefore
reverse
the
contempt
imposed
by
the
trial
court.”

An
“I
told
you
so”
is
amazing,
but
a
state
Supreme
Court
saying
it
for
you
is
just
chef’s
kiss.
It
is
also
for
the
best
—
imprisoning
people
is
very
expensive
and
if
the
audio
of
the
prosecution
playing
“Slime
Sh*t”
is
any
indication,
the
government
could
use
that
money
to
afford
some
better
speakers:

Georgia
Supreme
Court
Reverses
Contempt
Order
Of
Young
Thug
Attorney
Brian
Steel
[Atlanta
News
First]

Earlier:

Judge
Punishes
Attorney
For
Knowing
About
Secret
Ex
Parte
With
Witness

---

Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
 He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.

Tiffany
Trump

graduated
from
the
Georgetown
Law
in
May
2020,
and
shortly
thereafter,
America’s
then-celebrity
law
student
seemed
to
fade
into
obscurity.
It
is
unknown
whether
she
ever
took
the
bar
exam,
and
it
unknown
whether
she
ever
secured
a
job
within
the
legal
profession.
But
on
the
campaign
trail,
her
father,
Republican
presidential
nominee
Donald
Trump,
is
bringing
his
daughter’s
law
degree
back
to
the
fore.

Last
night,
at
a
campaign
rally
in
North
Carolina,
the
elder
Trump
took
some
time
to
boast
about
his
daughter’s
academic
success
while
at
Georgetown
Law.
“She
was
a
great
student,
and
she
went
to
a
fantastic
law
school,
graduated
No.
1
in
her
class,”
he
said.

Unfortunately,
that
comment
about
her
class
rank
was
a
lie.

NBC
News
has
the
details:

Tiffany
Trump
is
not
on
a

list
of
honors
graduates
for
the
2020
class
published
on
the
school’s
website.
The
Georgetown
University
Law
Center
also
indicated
on
its
website
that
it
does
not
rank
students.

Poor
Tiffany.
Her
father
is
bragging
about
her
nonexistent
law
school
accolades
and
getting
debunked
on
a
national
stage.
The
embarrassment
here
is
real,
and
we
bet
the
would-be
lawyer
isn’t
too
pleased.

We’re
still
waiting
to
see
what
Tiffany
Trump
will
do
with
her
law
degree
—
and
we’re
certain
that
it’s
not
this.

Trump
says
daughter
Tiffany
Trump
graduated
‘No.
1’
from
law
school
that
doesn’t
have
class
rankings

[NBC
News]

---

Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
You
can
follow
her
on

X/Twitter
and

Threads
or
connect
with
her
on

LinkedIn.

This
bold
step,
unfolding
as
the
Congress
takes
place
in
Bulawayo,
reflects
deeper
undercurrents
within
Zimbabwe’s
ruling
party.

The
Congress,
a
critical
event
in
ZANU
PF’s
political
calendar,
usually
sees
a
full
representation
of
party
members.

However,
this
year’s
move
to
exclude
key
figures
loyal
to
Chiwenga
has
caught
the
attention
of
many,
with
speculations
growing
over
what
this
means
for
internal
party
dynamics.

As
the
event
progresses,
the
absence
of
these
delegates
raises
questions
about
the
future
balance
of
power
within
ZANU
PF.

Farai
Marapira,
ZANU
PF’s
Director
of
Information,
was
quick
to
dismiss
claims
of
a
deliberate
exclusion,
stating
that
the
reduced
number
of
delegates
was
not
an
attempt
to
marginalize
certain
factions.

He
emphasized
that
despite
the
smaller
group
of
attendees,
those
present
still
carry
the
full
mandate
of
the
party’s
grassroots
members.

This
assurance,
however,
has
done
little
to
quell
the
swirling
rumors
of
power
struggles.

“We’ve
consulted
extensively
at
all
levels
of
the
party,
and
the
representatives
here
have
a
clear
responsibility
to
deliver
resolutions
back
to
their
communities,”
Marapira
said.
His
remarks
aim
to
maintain
the
image
of
party
unity,
even
as
some
read
deeper
intentions
into
Mnangagwa’s
recent
actions.

Adding
to
the
conversation,
Kerina
Mujati,
a
prominent
critic
of
ZANU
PF,
highlighted
that
the
party
has
not
held
a
full
congress
since
2012.
She
suggests
that
this
avoidance
could
be
strategic,
allowing
current
leadership
to
sidestep
potential
changes
that
might
arise
from
a
larger,
more
inclusive
gathering.
For
Mujati,
the
lack
of
a
true
congress
since
then
points
to
a
larger
trend
within
ZANU
PF
of
controlling
the
narrative
and
structure.

Meanwhile,
Bulawayo
is
buzzing
with
activity
as
the
Congress
brings
a
significant
economic
boost
to
the
city.
Hotels
and
lodges
have
reached
full
capacity,
with
deposits
paid
in
advance.
Kudzai
Ratisai,
vice
president
of
the
Hospitality
Association
of
Zimbabwe,
expressed
excitement
about
the
economic
injection.
“This
is
very
good
for
Bulawayo,”
Ratisai
noted,
emphasizing
the
positive
impact
the
Congress
has
had
on
local
businesses.

The
Bulawayo
City
Council
has
also
welcomed
the
event,
recognizing
the
opportunity
for
long-term
growth.
Kholisani
Moyo,
the
city’s
business
development
officer,
stated
that
Bulawayo
is
becoming
an
increasingly
popular
destination
for
large-scale
conferences.
“This
influx
of
visitors
is
proof
that
Bulawayo
can
serve
as
a
key
hub
for
national
and
international
gatherings,”
Moyo
said,
noting
how
such
events
can
have
lasting
benefits
for
the
city’s
economy.

As
the
Congress
continues,
the
absence
of
Chiwenga’s
loyalists
will
be
closely
monitored.
Political
analysts
and
party
insiders
alike
will
be
paying
attention
to
how
this
development
affects
Mnangagwa’s
standing
and
the
broader
party
dynamics.
While
official
statements
project
calm,
the
political
ripples
from
this
decision
are
likely
to
extend
far
beyond
the
Congress
itself.

The
Zim
Bulletin

Post
published
in:

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Munashe
Masiyiwa,
a
socio-economic
justice
campaigner,
filed
an
application
at
Harare
High
Court
on
10
October
2024
and
cited
ZACC
and
NSSA
as
respondents.

In
the
application,
Masiyiwa,
who
is
represented
by Obey
Shava of Zimbabwe
Lawyers
for
Human
Rights,
stated
that
he
learnt
through
perusing
the
Auditor-General’s
annual
report
for
2023
on
State-Owned
Enterprises
and
Parastatals,
that
NSSA
had
in
2003
purchased
a
property
in
Chegutu
in
Mashonaland
West
province
as
part
of
its
fund
investments
under
some
murky
circumstances,
which
transaction
he
wants
ZACC
to
investigate
as
part
of
its
constitutional
mandate.

According
to
Masiyiwa,
the
Auditor-General’s
annual
report,
revealed
that
NSSA
had
not
recovered
526
hectares
of
land
purchased
in
Chegutu
in
2003.

The
socio-economic
justice
campaigner,
protested
that
NSSA
neither
responded
nor
initiated
investigations
as
he
had
demanded
in
his
letter
written
to
the
state-run
pension
fund
on
25
July
2024,
where
he
asked
it
to
investigate
the
circumstances
surrounding
the
purchase
of
526
hectares
of
land
in
Chegutu
in
2003,
which
land
has
not
yet
been
recovered
by
NSSA.

This
Masiyiwa
said,
prompted
him
to
file
an
application
at
Harare
High
Court
on
10
October
2024
requesting
ZACC,
which
he
said
is
legally
mandated
to
investigate
matters
of
public
interest
and
take
remedial
action
where
necessary,
to
investigate
the
circumstances
pertaining
to
the
purchase
of
the
land
by
NSSA,
which
he
described
as
a
delinquent
institution,
and
make
its
findings
public.

Masiyiwa
said
ZACC’s
inaction
in
the
face
of
reasonable
suspicion
of
corruption
is
an
egregious
dereliction
of
duty,
which
entitles
him
to
petition
the
High
Court
seeking
an
order
to
compel
the
anti-corruption
agency,
to
discharge
its
constitutionally
prescribed
obligation.

Masiyiwa
argued
that
ZACC,
whose
obligation
is
to
combat
corruption
in
instances
where
a
complaint
and
request
for
investigation
has
been
disregarded,
failed
to
discharge
its
obligation
to
investigate
the
circumstances
surrounding
the
purchase
of
526
hectares
of
land
in
Chegutu
in
2003,
which
land
has
not
yet
been
recovered
by
NSSA.

The
socio-economic
justice
campaigner,
wants
the
High
Court
to
declare
that
ZACC’s
failure
to
act
upon
his
complaint
or
to
investigate
the
circumstances
surrounding
the
acquisition
of
the
piece
of
land
in
Chegutu
measuring
526
hectares
by
NSSA
to
be
a
breach
of
section
255(1)
of
the
Constitution.

He
also
wants
the
High
Court
to
direct
ZACC
to
investigate
the
acquisition
of
the
piece
of
land
in
Chegutu
measuring
526
hectares
by
NSSA.

In
addition,
Masiyiwa,
wants
the
High
Court
to
direct
ZACC
to
make
public
within
30
days,
the
findings
of
its
investigations
into
the
acquisition
of
the
piece
of
land
in
Chegutu
measuring
526
hectares
by
NSSA.

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published
in:

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In
the
legal
profession,
where


cases
can
turn
on
the
interpretation
of
a
comma,
global
organizations
need
the
highest-quality
tools
to
communicate
across
languages,
cultures,
and
markets.

Enter
DeepL,
a
leading
global
Language
AI
company
offering
translation
and
writing
tools
used
by
over
100,000
businesses
and
governments
around
the
world
across
multiple
industries,
including
the
legal
field.

DeepL’s
AI
tools
have
become
a
critical
investment
for
companies
today,
addressing
a
variety
of
communication
challenges
ranging
from
internal
communications
between
teams
to
contract
drafting
and
legal
correspondence
support.

Here,
we
talk
with
Frankie
Williams,
DeepL’s
Chief
Legal
Officer,
who
sheds
light
on
how
law
firms
are
already
using
this
technology
—
and
how
AI
is
making
broader
inroads
in
the
industry.

ATL:
You’ve
been
in
the
innovation
and
startup
world
for
several
years
now,
leading
multiple
companies
through
successful
IPOs,
but
you’ve
joined
DeepL
more
recently.
What
attracted
you
to
this
company
and
role? 

FW:
I
spent
just
over
a
decade
advising
clients
on
international
M&A
transactions,
and
in
2013
I
joined
King,
the
mobile
game
developer
that
makes
Candy
Crush
—
a
huge
culture
shock
after
so
many
years
in
law
firms!
We
listed
on
the
NYSE
in
2014
and
were
acquired
by
Activision
Blizzard
in
2016.
I
went
on
to
spend
over
five
years
at
luxury
ecommerce
platform
Farfetch,
including
working
on
the
group’s
restructuring
and
listing
on
the
NYSE
at
$5.8
in
September
2018.
During
those
years,
I
thrived
in
the
scaling
phase
of
building
teams
and
structures
to
mature,
which
is
what
attracted
me
to
DeepL.
I
was
also
drawn
to
DeepL
by
its
mission
to
break
down
language
barriers
for
businesses,
which
is
particularly
tangible
for
me
because
we
have
many
clients
who
are
legal
teams
and
law
firms.

Much
of
the
conventional
wisdom
in
legal
tech
is
that
2024
has
marked
a
transition
from
an
AI
hype
cycle
to
the
emergence
of
concrete
use
cases.
What
do
you
make
of
this
idea? 

This
is
a
trend
that
is
becoming
increasingly
evident
in
the
broader
context
of
AI
adoption
among
businesses
globally,
as
well
as
in
the
legal
industry
specifically.
There
has
been
a
growing
public
interest
in
AI,
particularly
in
the
last
year,
and
I
think
many
legal
leaders
are
now
realizing
that
the
real
value
of
AI
is
in
its
practical,
specific
applications
that
are
proven
to
address
real
challenges
and
improve
efficiency,
access,
and
decision-making.

Recent research from
LexisNexis
found
that
75%
of
the
legal
leaders
surveyed
have
used
generative
AI
tools,
either
personally
or
professionally,
with
many
believing
generative
AI
technology
will
decrease
costs
and
increase
revenue.
Lawyers
(me
included!)
are
certainly
becoming
more
comfortable
with
the
technology;
I
think
the
question
now
isn’t
whether
we
should
be
using
it,
but
rather,
which
AI
tools
will
dominate
in
the
legal
market.

Can
you
explain
the
benefits
of
AI
translation
and
writing
tools
for
lawyers
and
legal
firms?
What
challenges
do
these
tools
help
address
in
the
legal
field
today?

In
today’s
interconnected
world,
accurate
communication
is
more
important
than
ever.
DeepL
is
purpose-built
to
help
businesses
address
language
and
communication
challenges
with
our
suite
of
specialized
AI
translation
and
writing
services.

DeepL
addresses
several
common
challenges
faced
by
the
legal
sector,
including
understanding
information
in
non-native
languages,
translating
documents
accurately,
and
maintaining
high
writing
quality.
Our
legal
customers
use
DeepL
to
translate
and
process
contracts,
simplify
communication
with
clients
and
suppliers,
improve
internal
communication,
and
support
research
reports
and
publications.
By
enabling
more
accurate
and
precise
communication
with
clients
in
different
languages,
law
firms
can
improve
client
service
and
responsiveness.

For
in-house
legal
teams,
DeepL
is
also
used
for
the
creation
of
communications,
including
translated
compliance
documents,
policies
and
other
essential
materials,
aiding
understanding
and
compliance.
By
automating
routine
linguistic
tasks,
in-house
teams,
like
my
own,
can
increase
productivity
and
free
up
time
to
focus
on
strategic
initiatives
that
drive
greater
business
value.

According
to
our
customer
research,
the
vast
majority
of
legal
department
users
say
that
DeepL
speeds
up
their
work
and
improves
writing
quality.
A 2024
Forrester
Consulting
study found
that
one
legal
firm
using
DeepL
was
able
to
cut
the
time
spent
translating
a
two-
to
three-page
document
from
2-3
hours
to
under
15
minutes,
thanks
to
our
automation
and
document
upload
features.

Contract
drafting
and
other
legal
tasks
require
an
extreme
precision
of
language,
likely
beyond
that
required
by
just
about
any
other
profession.
How
does
AI
address
this
need
for
precision
in
translating
legal
documents
and
messages?

In
today’s
highly
litigious
world,
where
every
word
carries
significant
weight,
it
is
more
critical
than
ever
to
ensure
precision
in
translation
and
writing.
In
our
translation
quality
blind
tests
with
external
professional
translators
in
2024,
DeepL’s
translation
tools
were
preferred
over
competitors
at
a
rate
of
1.3x
more
than
Google
Translate,
1.7x
more
than
ChatGPT-4,
and
2.3x
more
than
Microsoft.
In
the
same
testing
DeepL
translations
required
2x
fewer
edits
than
Google
Translate
and
3x
fewer
edits
than
ChatGPT-4.

We
meet
the
need
for
precision
through
several
unique
capabilities:

• Advanced,
  highly
  specialized
  large
  language
  model:
  The
  DeepL
  platform
  is
  built
  on
  next-generation
  LLM
  technology
  that
  is
  uniquely
  tuned
  for
  language,
  resulting
  in
  more
  human-like
  translations
  and
  writing
  for
  a
  variety
  of
  use
  cases
  with
  a
  reduced
  risk
  of
  hallucinations
  and
  misinformation.

• Proprietary
  data
  for
  specific,
  contextual
  understanding:
  Unlike
  general
  purpose
  models
  that
  simply
  train
  on
  the
  public
  internet,
  the
  DeepL
  model
  leverages
  over
  seven
  years
  of
  proprietary
  data
  specifically
  tuned
  for
  content
  creation
  and
  translation.

• Human
  model
  tutoring:
  With
  a
  focus
  on
  quality,
  the
  DeepL
  model
  leverages
  thousands
  of
  hand-picked
  language
  experts
  specifically
  trained
  to
  “tutor”
  the
  model
  to
  best-in-class
  translation.

Our
products
offer
extensive
customization
options.
Through
features
like
DeepL
glossaries,
legal
teams
can
tailor
translations
by
specifying
the
preferred
translations
of
words
and
phrases
for
specific
contexts.
We
recently
enhanced
our
glossary
functionality
to
include
the
industry’s
first
automatic
glossary
generator,
which
streamlines
the
translation
process
for
documents
containing
critical
brand
terms.
Our
translations
can
be
adjusted
to
align
with
the
desired
tone
of
voice,
depending
on
the
target
audience.

And
I
understand
DeepL
offers
more
than
just
AI-powered
translation
tools,
like
DeepL
Write.
Can
you
talk
about
these
other
DeepL
solutions,
and
how
lawyers
and
legal
firms
could
integrate
them
into
their
workflows? 

In
2017,
we
launched
our
flagship
product,
DeepL
Translate,
which
has
become
our
signature
product.
However,
we
continue
to
invest
heavily
in
research
and
innovation
to
build
out
our
capabilities.
In
April
this
year,
we
launched DeepL
Write
Pro,
an
AI
writing
assistant
that
provides
writers
with
real-time
suggestions
on
phrasing,
style,
and
tone
while
understanding
the
context
of
business
communication.
DeepL
Write
Pro
acts
as
a
creative
assistant
to
writers
in
the
drafting
process,
elevating
their
text
with
real-time
AI-powered
suggestions
on
word
choice,
phrasing,
style
(simple,
business,
academic,
or
casual),
and
tone
(such
as
enthusiastic,
friendly,
confident,
or
diplomatic),
helping
to
ensure
the
professional
quality
of
writing,
enhancing
clarity
and
consistency.

A
lawyer’s
work
is
often
text-intensive.
I
find
DeepL
Write
Pro
an
invaluable
tool
that
enables
me
to
produce
precise,
high-quality,
and
consistent
writing
while
reducing
errors
and
improving
drafts.
I
particularly
like
the
new
“Shorten”
feature
which
helps
counter
my
lawyer
tendency
to
be
overly
verbose
to
ensure
my
communications
to
my
internal
clients
is
succinct
and
to
the
point.

Of
course,
security
concerns
are
at
the
core
of
using
AI
in
the
legal
industry.
Can
you
walk
us
through
some
of
DeepL’s
privacy
and
security
safeguards?
What
makes
Deepl
unique? 

The
protection
of
our
customers’
data
is
at
the
heart
of
DeepL’s
mission
and
product
offering.
Our
customer
base
is
diverse,
including
businesses
in
highly
regulated
sectors
such
as
financial
services
and
the
legal
industry,
and
ensuring
the
confidentiality
and
security
of
their
data
is
incredibly
important
to
us.
We
adhere
to
the
highest
enterprise-grade
privacy
and
security
standards
to
protect
user
data
—
these
include
state-of-the-art
data
encryption
and
the
General
Data
Protection
Regulation
(GDPR),
ISO
27001,
and
SOC
2
Type
2
standards.
We
do
not
use
any
text
from
our
subscribers
to
enhance
our
AI
models,
understanding
that
many
of
our
users
translate
sensitive
information.

Everyone
with
a
smartphone
can
download
Google
Translate
for
free
these
days,
getting
basic
language
translation
services.
What
does
a
more
sophisticated
service
like
DeepL
do
that
Google
Translate
cannot,
particularly
for
lawyers?
What
technology
powers
Deepl’s
advantages
here? 

While
the
free
general-purpose
translation
services
tools
you
mentioned
may
work
well
enough
for
casual
use
cases
like
talking
to
friends
or
reading
articles
in
other
languages,
DeepL
offers
specialized
AI-based
translation
and
writing
tools
that
are
secure,
sophisticated,
and
designed
specifically
for
business
and
corporate
use
cases
where
the
stakes
are
far
higher.
This
differentiation
is
critical
for
law
firms
and
legal
teams.

Unlike
general-purpose
AI
systems,
DeepL’s
cutting-edge
translation
and
writing
solutions
rely
on
specialized
AI
models
tuned
specifically
for
language
—
we
combine
the
expertise
of
world-class
AI
and
ML
research
and
engineering
with
the
knowledge
of
thousands
of
leading
linguists
to
uniquely
specialize
in
complex
language
tasks.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
privacy
and
security
are
also
central
to
our
offering.
We
adhere
to
the
highest
standards
and
state-of-the-art
data
encryption,
which
are
always
priorities
for
our
legal
sector
customers.

Now,
aside
from
your
own
company,
what
new
applications
of
gen
AI
do
you
think
will
be
most
transformative
for
the
legal
industry
in
the
immediate
future?
And
do
you
have
any
long-term
predictions? 

I
am
very
excited
about
the
potential
of
AI
to
improve
the
ways
that
lawyers
work.
My
team
is
using
a
chatbot,
with
great
success,
to
answer
routine
and
repeated
questions
in
relation
to
our
customer
contracts
and
also
general
legal
questions
(particularly
successfully
in
fields
where
there
is
a
large
bank
of
law
and
guidance,
like
privacy)
—
saving
my
lawyers’
time
for
more
complex
and
strategic
work.
The
ability
to
extract
large
quantities
of
data
by
simply
uploading
documents
is
also
a
game
changer.
We
will
find
considerably
more
exciting
and
empowering
tasks
for
junior
lawyers
than
the
due
diligence
review
of
reams
of
contracts
to
which
I
was
subjected
in
the
early
2000s!

I
think
long-term
predictions
in
a
field
as
fast-moving
as
AI
are
inadvisable
—
when
I
was
a
junior
lawyer
the
sorts
of
tools
that
are
already
commonplace
would
have
looked
like
science
fiction!